44Minister or Director may demand information

44 Minister or Director may demand information

S. 44(1) amended by No. 70/2001 s. 17(a)(b).

(1) The Minister or the Director may require a person to give her or him any information or documents that the Minister or the Director considers necessary to determine whether that or any other person—

(a) has complied with a provision of this Act;

(b) is, or has been at any time, required by law to comply with a provision of this Act;

(c) is or might be conducting or administering, or has or might have conducted or administered, a fundraising appeal;

(d) is, or was, exempt from the provisions of this Act.

S. 44(2) amended by No. 70/2001 s. 17(a).

(2) The Minister or the Director must make the requirement in a written notice that identifies the information or document and that specifies—

(a) by when the requirement must be complied with; and

S. 44(2)(b) amended by No. 70/2001 s. 17(b).

(b) in what form the information or document is to be given to the Minister or the Director.

S. 44(3) amended by No. 70/2001 s. 17(c).

(3) The notice must also state that the requirement is made under this section and must include a copy of this section and section 60.

S. 44(4) amended by No. 70/2001 s. 17(b).

(4) A person must comply with any requirement made by the Minister or the Director under this section, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not doing so.

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repealed by No. 17/1999 s. 33(2).